Two reservoirs having a difference of 40 ft in water elevations are connected by a 1.5-mile- long cast-iron pipe of 1 ft diameter. A second pipe 1.5 ft in diameter and one-half mile in length is laid alongside the first one for the last half-mile. How is the discharge affected?
Two reservoirs having a difference of 40 ft in water elevations are connected by a 1.5-mile- long cast-iron pipe of 1 ft diameter. A second pipe 1.5 ft in diameter and one-half mile in length is laid alongside the first one for the last half-mile. How is the discharge affected?
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